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Cease-Fire is a Trick - Roee Nachmias
The head of Hamas's political bureau, Khaled Mashal, told a Cairo conference three weeks ago that the fight against Israel will continue "so long as the occupation continues." He also said that an independent Palestine alongside Israel - as a temporary state of affairs - would not be a problem for Hamas.
Regarding the lull in violence, Mashal said, "Hamas controls its military wing and it can maintain discipline amongst its people....The lull for Hamas is a tactic of resistance, while for the PA, it's an alternative to resistance." Mashal said that, once an independent state of Palestine emerges, Hamas will become a political party, but that does not mean it would accept the borders with Israel as permanent. (Yediot Ahronot-Ynet)
See also (MEMRI-Hebrew)
Terror Returning to Gaza? - Hanan Greenberg
About 25 Palestinian attacks were reported in the Gaza Strip last week, a 300% increase compared to recent weeks. IDF officials warn that the lull in violence could end if the PA fails to take action against terrorist groups. "We're certainly sensing an erosion in the cease-fire, and less preventive action by the Palestinians," one army official said. The IDF has so far refrained from initiating offensive action in response to the growing violence, in light of understandings reached with the PA. Small terror groups not committed to the truce, and particularly the Popular Resistance Committees, are behind most of the latest incidents, the army said. (Yediot Ahronot-Ynet)
See also IDF Expects Gaza Withdrawal Under Fire by Palestinians - Amir Buhbut
Within the Israel Defense Forces, estimates are increasing that the withdrawal from Gaza will take place under Palestinian gunfire. A senior IDF officer said, "the recent incidents are a sign to Israel from the gunmen - 'the disengagement won't necessarily take place quietly because we decide and not Abu Mazen.'" According to the officer, "the 'calm' is the result of a decision by the terror groups and not of Abu Mazen. It has no connection to the presence of PA security forces in the area." (Maariv-Hebrew)
See also Israeli Soldier Wounded by Palestinian Sniper in Gaza - Margot Dudkevitch
A soldier was lightly wounded by Palestinian sniper fire directed at an IDF post near Gadid in Gush Katif on Sunday. Earlier, shots were fired at an IDF post near Rafah. (Jerusalem Post)
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The head of Hamas's political bureau, Khaled Mashal, told a Cairo conference three weeks ago that the fight against Israel will continue "so long as the occupation continues." He also said that an independent Palestine alongside Israel - as a temporary state of affairs - would not be a problem for Hamas.
Regarding the lull in violence, Mashal said, "Hamas controls its military wing and it can maintain discipline amongst its people....The lull for Hamas is a tactic of resistance, while for the PA, it's an alternative to resistance." Mashal said that, once an independent state of Palestine emerges, Hamas will become a political party, but that does not mean it would accept the borders with Israel as permanent. (Yediot Ahronot-Ynet)
See also (MEMRI-Hebrew)
Terror Returning to Gaza? - Hanan Greenberg
About 25 Palestinian attacks were reported in the Gaza Strip last week, a 300% increase compared to recent weeks. IDF officials warn that the lull in violence could end if the PA fails to take action against terrorist groups. "We're certainly sensing an erosion in the cease-fire, and less preventive action by the Palestinians," one army official said. The IDF has so far refrained from initiating offensive action in response to the growing violence, in light of understandings reached with the PA. Small terror groups not committed to the truce, and particularly the Popular Resistance Committees, are behind most of the latest incidents, the army said. (Yediot Ahronot-Ynet)
See also IDF Expects Gaza Withdrawal Under Fire by Palestinians - Amir Buhbut
Within the Israel Defense Forces, estimates are increasing that the withdrawal from Gaza will take place under Palestinian gunfire. A senior IDF officer said, "the recent incidents are a sign to Israel from the gunmen - 'the disengagement won't necessarily take place quietly because we decide and not Abu Mazen.'" According to the officer, "the 'calm' is the result of a decision by the terror groups and not of Abu Mazen. It has no connection to the presence of PA security forces in the area." (Maariv-Hebrew)
See also Israeli Soldier Wounded by Palestinian Sniper in Gaza - Margot Dudkevitch
A soldier was lightly wounded by Palestinian sniper fire directed at an IDF post near Gadid in Gush Katif on Sunday. Earlier, shots were fired at an IDF post near Rafah. (Jerusalem Post)
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